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Panasonic DCFZ1000M2 20.1 MP Digital Camera with 16x 25-400mm Leica DC Lens
$897.99
9.6/10
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Product is rated as #2 in category Cameras
The FZ1000 II is a great all-around bridge camera with a good zoom lens, capable 1"-type sensor and excellent ergonomics. We appreciate the level of control and customization available, and the image quality is solid. It's not the most capable camera in its class, but it's also far from the most expensive, and is well worth a look.
PROS:
- 1"-type sensor produces excellent image quality
- Bright F2.8-4 lens covers 25-400mm equiv. range
- Best-in-class autofocus performance
- Zoom/focus ring around lens
- Future-proof 4K video recording with 100Mbps bit rate
- High quality 8MP stills can be extracted from 4K video
- Large grip makes camera comfortable to hold
- Overall operation is very responsive
- 12fps continuous shooting
- High resolution XGA electronic viewfinder
- Electronic shutter allows for silent shooting
- In-camera Raw conversion
- Clean HDMI output
CONS:
- Bulky
- Easy to accidentally rotate focus/zoom ring
- Single dial operation adds extra step when adjusting exposure
- Use of rear dial during video recording can be picked up by microphone
- No Auto ISO in movie mode
- Lacks built-in ND filter
- 1080/24p only available using AVCHD codec at 24Mbps bit rate
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Features
- LARGE SENSOR – 1-Inch 20.1-megapixel MOS sensor that provides excellent low light and color depth performance
- LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT – 16x optical zoom LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT F2.8-F4.0 lens (35mm camera equivalent: 25-400mm). The minimum aperture is F11, yielding F2.8-F11 at wide end and F4.0-F11 at telephoto end
- 5-AXIS HYBRID O.I.S. – Optical Image Stabilizer plus Active Mode effectively compensates for the handshake
- 4K VIDEO – QFHD 4K video in 3840×2160 30p or 24p in MP4
- VIEWFINDER AND DISPLAY – High-speed (2,360k-dot) OLED Live View Finder, plus 3.0-inch (1,240k-dot) touch control display rotates 180 degrees to the side and tilts 270 degrees up and down
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Panasonic DCFZ1000M2 20.1 MP Digital Camera with 16x 25-400mm Leica DC Lens
$897.99
